Pocket catch opener

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bdt0307

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I have some friends that like to remove their thumb studs and add a Zip-tie so they can open the knife during withdrawal from their pocket. I thought it was cheap & "Ghetto" like, so I drew something up and this is what I made during my free time at my machine shop. As it turns out, this little opener works on every knife I have with a removable thumb stud.


Below is a quick video of the device in operation.
[video=youtube;jCCfJCzt7sA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCCfJCzt7sA[/video]
 
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Anything is possible in this depressed economy. Catering to "preppers" and all the knife lovers may help bring some extra income into my machine shop. Being a knife user, I don't know how I survived this long without this bolt-on. I am glad I have documented drawings.
 
I would definitely try and market this bdt. I think you're on to something here that a lot of people might be interested in. Put up a couple threads around the site see who'd be interested. I'm with 9blades, you could make some good money.
 
Thanks for the encouragement, but with over 200 views I was hoping for more replies and comments. Unless people are seeing what I did and making one at home. Those won't work as well. The Stainless I use in that gauge is really rigid and has to be bought from the one supplier here in So. Cal.

I am going to take the Picture down with this post.

Thanks again.
 
If you don't sell it your self you could sell it to a supplier like blade hq or alpha knife supplie.
 
If the cost is vaguely reasonable I'm in for at least one, probably more like 3-5 with more coming. Does the design uust clip into the hole left by the thumbstuds?
 
It seems to work well, and as in your video, it would be a great addition to many knives that don't have a wave/thumb plate, etc.

I can't really see how it attaches though, and if you want to sell it, you'll need to advertise a method to determine whether it will fit on any given knife before ordering, or you will get returns on knives where it interferes with the liners/grip scales, etc. A compatibility list won't do, as that won't help with custom knives. You'll have to post a measurement protocol where a person can take a ruler to their knife and determine definitively if the device will fit properly.
 
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